Bear kills militants in Kashmir

03 November 2009 | 06:16:49 PM | Source: AFP/SBS

Indian police have credited a wild bear for killing two senior militants in the disputed region of Kashmir, where insurgents have fought Indian rule for decades.

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The bodies of the rebels were recovered on Monday from forests in the southern district of Kulgam, a police spokesman said.

"The two had been mauled to death by a wild bear," he said, adding two rifles were found near their bodies.

The men - known by the names Saifullah and Qaiser - were members of the region's most powerful group Hizbul Mujahedin.
 
They had been active in Indian Kashmir for more than six years, police said.

Armed rebels in the Muslim-majority region often use the densely forested mountains as a hideout.
 

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